MONUMENT NO. 410980

Roman foundations near the Orange Tree Inn, Wilmington were excavated in about 1886; numerous tiles and extensive foundations showing wide rooms and narrow passages, with coins all of Roman date, were seen about 150 yards S.E. of the Orange Tree Inn. Excavations in 1975 uncovered a possible aisled building interpreted as a possible stable; a hypocaust was also uncovered. Coins and pottery of the late 3rd-4th century AD were found. Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa.

Roman foundations near the Orange Tree Inn, Wilmington. About 1886, numerous tiles, extensive foundations showing wide rooms and narrow passages, with coins all of Roman date, were seen about 150 yards S.E. of the Orange Tree Inn. (1)

[TQ 5417 7299] Roman foundations near the Orange Tree Inn, uncovered about 1886. Spurrell states that they were 150 yards S.E. of the inn, but on map facing p. 307 he shows the site to the N.E. (2)

TQ 5417 7299. Siting 150 yards N.E. of the former site of the Orange Tree Inn, falls upon ground occupied by modern houses bordering Walnut Tree Avenue. No further information can be found regarding this find. Present location of coins not ascertained. (3)

Additional bibliography. (4-6)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Kent Archaeological Society Archaeologia Cantiana : being contributions to the history and archaeology of Kent

(F.C.J. Spurrell) 18, 1889 Page(s)312

( 2) General reference

Pte. 6" (P.J. Tester, Feb 1957)

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 ASP 03-OCT-59

( 4) Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Britannia : a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies

(R Goodburn) 7, 1976 Page(s)377

( 5) Council for Kentish Archaeology Kent archaeological review

(B Philp) 44, 1976 Page(s)100

( 6) Kent Archaeological Society Archaeologia Cantiana : being contributions to the history and archaeology of Kent

(RM Walsh) 91, 1975 Page(s)212

( 7) by Eleanor Scott 1993 A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain

Leicester archaeology monographsNo.1 (1993) - no.1 Page(s)109

( 7a) Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Britannia : a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies